Anyone able to find a Game Boy Advance?

[jjlawren]

I've been looking for days trying to find a Game Boy Advance--online, every electronics store I can think of--and I'm still sitting here empty-handed. So has anyone had luck in the past few days finding one anywhere (and I mean anywhere)? The only place I haven't looked is Costco, and that's because I don't have a membership there. And if anyone does have a decent supply of them in a store around them, I'd be willing to pay shipping and a few dollars "finder's fee" to that individual. Anyway, thanks in advance to everyone.

 

[dafatha00]

hehe, you can always buy it off ebay..i think its going for around 120 right now

 

[ElFenix]

i had no trouble the day it came out... walked into best buy an hour after the store opened, got one of the clear ones, glacier. they were out of castlevania, though. and the two zelda games. found those at toys r us last saturday.

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Try here on Walmart.com. They are bundled but if you'd be buying the game anyway, it's not a bad price.

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Oops, sloggy response time here, sorry.

 

[jjlawren]

Yeah, I was looking at Walmart.com until I saw the: "Availability : Takes 1 to 2 weeks to process before shipping".

I'd rather find it in a B&M--if I order it online, it'll be backordered for at least a week or three before it finally ships out no matter where I order from.

 

[jamesave]

Yeah, I am looking for one too..

Most of the online store require you to take bundle.. apparently those games are not the ones that I want..
Gonna try Fry's thursday morning.. when they put the new stock on the floor (the employee said so).

 

[Viper GTS]

I've seen them at Fred Meyer locally, they seemed to have plenty in stock.

Viper GTS

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

<< Yeah, I was looking at Walmart.com until I saw the: &quot;Availability : Takes 1 to 2 weeks to process before shipping&quot;.

I'd rather find it in a B&amp;M--if I order it online, it'll be backordered for at least a week or three before it finally ships out no matter where I order from. >>

Ahh, I saw the &quot;add to cart&quot; and thought they had them in stock, darn the bluffers

 

[Deeko]

We sold out freakin fast at Circuit City....and we had a pretty good stock of them soon. I recall getting an email from the corporation before they came out that said there should be about a 2 week wait before we get another shipment...so that would be pretty soon eh?

 

[jjlawren]

Well, if anyone even slightly near the midwest can find an extra GBA at a local store, please let me know. I'm just about to give up looking, and I'm sure it's pretty annoying for the people working the stores around here--I usually have to wait in line behind a couple other people asking the clerk if they have any in stock. So any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[jjlawren]

Just a post-worktime bump. Any help from fellow ATers would be great.

 

[mrCide]

I ordered from walmart.com.. idiots kept delaying it.. on the 20th (said it was going to ship 20th) they found out they have another 1-2 week wait.. so f' this..

Went to walmart locally (5 minutes) and picked it up for $90+40 for tony hawk 2..

They had like 10 or 15 in stock when I went.. (week ago).

 

[RossMAN]

CostCo B&amp;M is offering a GBA bundle for $119 which includes a GBA, Super Mario Advance or F-Zero and a strategy guide. Awesome deal.

Or if you are an American Express card holder check out this deal

 

[jjlawren]

Yeah, I saw the CostCo post before, but I don't have a membership. Is there a way to get around the membership fee or requirements? It seems that now they're probably the only place around here that might have some in stock.

But still, I'd be very grateful if someone out there could find one for me.

 

[piku]

Try Best Buy. When I got mine they had like 10 of them there, while EB and KB Toys both said that they were out and weren't getting any more for weeks.

 

[Emulex]

i actually bought one off ebay for my daughter. She wanted pink, and i don't think they sell those in the USA. Paid a few bucks more, also got the Flashlink/64 adapter today from liksang.com. Cool stuff. I have about 45 games that i can download to the flash card and play on there. Definitely makes &quot;trying out&quot; the games easier. Of course. I buy all the games i intend to play long term...

 

[ShotgunSteven]

There are plenty of them in stores up here in Alaska. Good titles too, like CastleVania: COTM, SuperDodgeBall, F-Zero, and more.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

BTW, if you still have not managed to find one online, I can probably help you out. E-mail me or message me through the site if you want to.

 

[Josh]

They are sold out. Wait for the next shipment or check all over the web

 

[Fangorn]

Come on up to Canada. I saw three of them in a store in Calgary over the weekend.

 

[IBhacknU]

I've seen them her too. At Kmart of all places.

I bought one a month before they were released, online... japanese version. Can't recall the place though

 

[jjlawren]

I just tried my luck and stopped by my local (Oak Brook, IL) CostCo. What did I find? Dozens upon dozens of GBA's waiting on the warehouse floor. There must have been close to forty or fifty of them--it was rediculous. So I signed up for a personal membership ($45) and bought an Arctic. I'll be going back later this week for a refund on my membership ;-)

Thanks for the offers. I'll keep this thread alive if others are still looking.

 

[Croton]

u coulda gone to the costco membership desk and said that u are a potential membr and u wnated to try out costco to see what kind of stuff they had.

they'll let u shop and be a 'member' for the day. no charge.

i do it all the time.

 

[MrNiceGuy86]

does anyone know if the costco in San Jose, 95120 has GBA's?